How common is the surname Schlegel?

7,461 people in the United States had the surname Schlegel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,381 Americans. It ranked 4,747th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Schlegel?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Schlegel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Schlegel?

Rodrigo Schlegel, Argentinian association football player.

Where is the surname Schlegel most common?

Wikidata records people named Schlegel in Argentina.

Is the surname Schlegel getting more or less common?

More common. 7,228 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,461 in 2010, up 3.2%.

The surname Schlegel

A surname, carried by 7,461 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S424

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Schlegel is more common than 97.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,461 people named Schlegel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 41,381 Americans. That is up 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,228.

#4,747

rank among US surnames

7,461

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+3.2%

change since 2000 (was #4,519)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,738	Abdi	7,484	41,254
#4,739	Whited	7,482	41,265
#4,740	Manzanares	7,480	41,276
#4,741	Palomo	7,478	41,287
#4,742	Usher	7,477	41,293
#4,743	Jablonski	7,469	41,337
#4,744	Hecht	7,466	41,354

Who is named Schlegel

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Schlegel identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Schlegels

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Rodrigo Schlegel
Argentinian association football player, born 1997

Questions

How common is the surname Schlegel?: 7,461 people in the United States had the surname Schlegel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,381 Americans. It ranked 4,747th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Schlegel?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Schlegel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Schlegel?: Rodrigo Schlegel, Argentinian association football player.
Where is the surname Schlegel most common?: Wikidata records people named Schlegel in Argentina.
Is the surname Schlegel getting more or less common?: More common. 7,228 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,461 in 2010, up 3.2%.